Forms for announcement now available online

March 12, 2006

A Tribune form is required to announce an engagement, wedding or anniversary on the Vows pages, and now you can find those forms just by going online. All you have to do is visit The Tribune's Web site: www.southbendtribune.com. From there, go to the blue bar at the top of the screen and click on "ourLives." That will take you to a second screen where, in the center right column, you'll find a bar that links to Vows. Click on that bar, and near the top of the next screen, in the lefthand column, click on the line for an engagement form, wedding form or anniversary form. When the form comes on the screen, print it out. After the information asked for on the form is complete, sign the form and return it to The Tribune by regular mail or fax (address and fax number are on the form). As before, Tribune forms also can be requested by calling (574) 235-6313, from a touch-tone phone, or (574) 235-6343. You also can fax a form to yourself by dialing (574) 235-6313 from the fax machine on which you wish to receive the form. Forms also can be picked up or filled out at The Tribune in downtown South Bend or Mishawaka. Completed and signed forms must be received no later than the time limits set by The Tribune to ensure the announcement is more news than old. That means the completed and signed form for an engagement announcement should be received by The Tribune no fewer than eight weeks before the wedding. When it comes to weddings and anniversaries, no information will be accepted beyond the fifth month after a wedding or anniversary (or anniversary celebration, whichever comes later). Additional deadlines apply for publication by a specific date, although publication can never be guaranteed for any date. If space allows, the chance of publication during a particular month is greater if The Tribune receives the completed form by the last Sunday of the prior month. For example, March 26 is the latest for The Tribune to receive completed and signed forms for announcements to be published in April. If you have any questions, call the Vows desk at (574) 235-6343 or e-mail Features@sbtinfo.com. To reach the Vows editor, Kathy Sechowski, call (574) 235-6360 or e-mail ksechowski@sbtinfo.com.